I know H P's are better defensive rds.
But.......with a .45,would ball ammo be just as good as H P ammo(Especially for H D).........
And.......How well does H P ammo fire out of Hi-Points
I load my own target rounds and buy my self defense rounds.
The bad guy may not know the difference between fmj & hp, but the innocent behind him very well might. Fmj is much more likely to overpenetrate, wasting energy and possibly hurting someone else behind the bad guy.
I'm with M67 on this one, my personal motto is "They all fall to the 45 ball". That being said, HP's are always better for HD situations but with the 45 a 230 rn is nothing to sneeze at. Ask a WWII/Korea/Vietnam comabt vet how well the 230gr fmj 45 acp works!
My thoughts exaclty, the .45 acp with a 230 grain round nose served our armed forces well for 74 years.
As for the over penetration comments, and about going through a target and keep going.... what if you need to shoot through a wall or a door? What if you need that extra penetration power?
Say you and your family are in the same room, someone is in the house and tries to break the interior door down? What if you need to shoot through it? Given interior doors are generally a lot weaker than exterior, but it's still food for thought.
I doubt a good hollow point would have any issue penetrating an interior door.
And I wouldn't necessarily look to military for defensive ammo guidance.
Are you indicating that you would take an FMJ load over a Hollow Point load even if you knew both were proven reliable in a particular gun?
Yes I would, and for 2 reason.
1) The .45 acp was designed to put charging, druged up, Philippine soldiers down in one shot, and a standard 230 grain FMJ did that.